Learning to set boundaries The anxiety alert system for lacking boundariesWhen I first got help for my anxiety, I was surprised to learn that one of the most important things I had to do in order to fight my anxiety was learn to say NO. It turns out that I was perpetuating a cycle that
July 31, 2020
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder What we usually see on TV about OCDDo you remember the episodes of Friends where Monica cleans the apartment obsessively? Or Sheldon Cooper’s quirky knock in the Big Bang Theory? We’ve all seen the media’s interpretation of what OCD looks like. A lot of the time, it seems like a
July 24, 2020
Uneasiness about midlife anxiety How does midlife anxiety happen?The other day, my husband and I were at a Chinese lunch buffet. Somehow we got to talking about age and he was just joking around and said: “Well, in a couple of years you’ll be over the hill.” That didn’t really sit well with me. For
July 17, 2020
Can food affect your mood? The junk food bluesHave you ever heard of the “junk food blues”? Well, research shows that it might be a more important warning sign than we realized. It’s obvious that you might not feel your most energetic or happy after a night of binging on ice cream, doughnuts, and chips.
July 10, 2020
What is empty nest syndrome? When kids leave and the feeling of an empty nest kicks inWe’ve all heard of the term empty nest syndrome. But maybe in our youth we didn’t really understand the gravity of the feelings that can come with it. It can be incomprehensible to imagine the feelings of deep sadness
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